"Learn, Love, Live"

"Live, Love and Learn": A movie made in the 1930's that coined the popular phrase now used in cute little quotes, but I think the movie had it all wrong. One must first Learn, then Love, and then and only then can they Live!

Last weekend a group of my friends and I went to a youth rally in Tampa just for the heck of it, and I'm so glad we did! Obviously it was a great service, but your never ganna believe what Bro. Joey Campatella spoke about!!!!????

"HOLINESS"

1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

The way he spoke about it just made you have so much more respect and love for it!

On the way home we had a discussion about holiness. See I feel like a view holiness differently then most Pentecostals, but truth is I feel the same way. Some people just don't know it yet.

See ever since I was a little girl I've been taught as a pentecostal girl this is what you wear, because the Bible tells you so, which was fine until I got older and read those scriptures. They just talk about modesty, they don't necessarily say "you can't wear pants" and whatever else blah blah, so what did I do, I stopped wearing skirts everyday.

After my little escapade, I came back to church. My outlook on holiness changed. I'm all for holiness. In fact I love it and won't ever change unless its for the better, but I still don't think wearing skirts is a heaven or hell issue. This is what we discussed on the way home.

I do believe holiness is heaven or hell, but unfortunately the Bible verses can be interpreted in any which way. Depends who you're listening to. Are you listening to yourself and what you think, or are you listening to God and what he thinks?

See what I discovered through all my mistakes and praying and discussions was that The Bible talks about holiness, Its a powerful thing no doubt. The bible also talks modesty its apart of holiness just as much as having a right lifestyle is, but here's the thing it takes more then knowledge of the Bible to follow this with a happy heart.

It takes 100% bible knowledge and 100% Relationship with God. Because you see if you have a relationship with God these things you learn in the bible, whether they make sense or not, you love them whole heartily. It becomes a sacrifice your willing to make for God because you love Him so much!

So to conclude, yes the Bible does say one must have modesty, but to the extensity that we Pentecostals take it, its based off a relationship, of love and sacrifice with God. Because once you have that, it doesn't matter what you've been told to do and what you've been told not to do. All that matters is God, and if that means wearing skirts everyday and not cutting your hair that's okay in fact its great and you love it!

"Learn, Love, Live"

With Love,

Ally